"I think he'll be okay," said Gruden. Gruden later conceded the real reason Martin was benched at halftime was because he wants to get DeAndre Washington more touches going forward. The Raiders' backfield has devolved into a three-man committee with Martin, Washington, and Jalen Richard all sharing work.

Packers coach Mike McCarthy said Monday that Jimmy Graham will "try to play" through his broken thumb in Week 12.

McCarthy wasn't entirely committal on Graham being able to do so, however, explaining that Green Bay's medical staff will work with "different splints and protections" to try to get Graham game ready. Losers in three of their last four, the Packers are in must-win position ahead of Sunday's date with Minnesota.

Unfortunately, this is a career-threatening injury for the 33-year-old wideout. LaFell had strangely emerged as the Raiders' No. 1 wide receiver after the Amari Cooper trade. He is not under contract for the 2019 season.

Marvin Jones (knee) was listed as a non-participant in Monday's practice.

The Lions didn't actually hold a practice, but they must issue a would-be injury report ahead of Thursday's bout with the Bears. Jones seems unlikely to play at this point. He remains "week to week" with a bone bruise on his knee.

The Detroit Free Press confirms Kerryon Johnson (knee) is not expected to play on Thanksgiving.

The short week does Johnson no favors. Johnson is not expected to require surgery, but he is in danger of missing multiple games. The Lions will resort to some combination of LeGarrette Blount, Theo Riddick, and perhaps Zach Zenner in the backfield for Thursday's early game against the Bears.

The Tampa Bay Times reports the Bucs will go back to Jameis Winston as their starting quarterback for Week 12.

It's hardly a surprise after Ryan Fitzpatrick threw seven interceptions in 2.5 games in place of Winston. Winston is going to turn the ball over a ton, as well, but he does so in a slightly more dignified fashion than FitzMagic. In a pass-heavy offense locked into weekly shootouts by the Bucs' terrible defense, Winston will be a QB1 more weeks than not. That includes Week 12 against the 49ers.

Initial testing revealed "good news," but the Bucs have ordered up more just to be sure. Howard was injured on the Bucs' final drive against the Giants. We should have a good idea of his status by the time the Bucs release their first Week 12 injury report on Wednesday.

Well that clears it up. The Jets' Darnold timeline has been consistently shifting. He did not practice Monday. His Wednesday status will be all important. If Darnold turns in another "DNP," it's hard to see him returning against the Patriots.

When asked if Bortles was losing confidence, coach Doug Marrone said you would have to ask Bortles. Scintillating. Marrone has clearly lost all confidence in his quarterback. The Jaguars only let him attempt 18 passes in Sunday's meltdown loss to the Steelers. Already benched once this season, Bortles will surely be benched twice, though the Jags' campaign is in the gutter, perhaps lessening the urgency. It appears the Jags will finally move in a different direction this offseason.

Speaking Monday, Ravens coach John Harbaugh said there was a "chance" Joe Flacco (hip) returned for Week 12.

"It's not a surgical thing," Harbaugh said of Flacco's injury. "It's a calming down type of thing with the hip. I'm not a doctor. I'm not even a TV doctor, so we'll see." Harbaugh seemed to bristle at questions about his quarterback situation, praising the job Lamar Jackson did against the Bengals but making it clear he will stick with Flacco when healthy. The question is, why? Perhaps Jackson can change Harbaugh's mind if he has another successful start against the Raiders.

The NFL's "meritocracy" spins on. When last we heard of 32-year-old Sanchez, he was being slapped with a four-game PED ban in April. Now he will serve as Colt McCoy's backup in Washington. Sanchez has attempted just 109 passes since the end of the 2014 season. Teams have to start getting more imaginative at quarterback instead of recycling the same retreads over and over and over again.

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